How good are bacteriophages as an alternative therapy to mitigate biofilms of nosocomial infections

A Singh, S Padmesh, M Dwivedi… - Infection and Drug …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Bacteria survive on any surface through the generation of biofilms that provide a protective
environment to grow as well as making them drug resistant. Extracellular polymeric matrix is …

Sequential treatment effects on phage–antibiotic synergistic application against multi-drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

S Mukhopadhyay, P Zhang, KKW To, Y Liu… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Bacteriophage (phage) therapy, exploiting phages which are the natural enemies of
bacteria, has been re-introduced to treat multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacterial infections …

Novel lytic phages protect cells and mice against Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection

F Chen, X Cheng, J Li, X Yuan, X Huang… - Journal of …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
With the fast emergence of serious antibiotic resistance and the lagging discovery of novel
antibacterial drugs, phage therapy for pathogenic bacterial infections has acquired great …

Bacteriophages for ESKAPE: Role in pathogenicity and measures of control

A Patil, R Banerji, P Kanojiya, S Koratkar… - Expert Review of Anti …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction The quest to combat bacterial infections has dreaded humankind for centuries.
Infections involving ESKAPE (Enterococcus spp., Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of a Novel Bacteriophage swi2 Harboring Two Lysins Can Naturally Lyse Escherichia coli

B Sui, X Qi, X Wang, H Ren, W Liu… - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The novel virulent Siphoviridae bacteriophage swi2 was isolated from a pig farm, and its
biological characteristics, genome architecture, and infection-related properties were …

Phage therapy: an alternative treatment modality for MDR bacterial infections

N Pal, P Sharma, M Kumawat, S Singh… - Infectious …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The increasing global incidence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacterial infections threatens
public health and compromises various aspects of modern medicine. Recognising the …

Inactivation effects of the mist nebulized with plasma‐activated air on Pseudomonas aeruginosa through the simulated respiratory tract

L Guo, G Niyazi, L Huang, P Zhao… - Plasma Processes …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Plasma‐based technology has been widely applied in the biomedicine, agriculture, and
environmental fields. In this study, a new application mode, namely plasma‐activated …

Current knowledge in the use of bacteriophages to combat infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis

MJ Martínez-Gallardo, C Villicaña… - Folia Microbiologica, 2023 - Springer
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) is considered the first causal agent of morbidity and
mortality in people with cystic fibrosis (CF) disease. Multi-resistant strains have emerged due …

High frequency acoustic nebulization for pulmonary delivery of antibiotic alternatives against Staphylococcus aureus

S Marqus, L Lee, T Istivan, RYK Chang… - European Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The increasing prevalence of multidrug resistant bacteria has warranted the search for new
antimicrobial agents as existing antibiotics lose their potency. Among these, bacteriophage …

[HTML][HTML] Phage therapy: a revolutionary shift in the management of bacterial infections, pioneering new horizons in clinical practice, and reimagining the arsenal …

SL Karn, M Gangwar, R Kumar, SK Bhartiya… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The recent approval of experimental phage therapies by the FDA and other regulatory
bodies with expanded access in cases in the United States and other nations caught the …